Core
6
6 ECTS
Autumn
None
EC420
Amer Celjo
2017
Introduction: Organizations, Business Processes and Information Systems. ERP introduction.
Introducing the importance of software solutions in operations. Introducing typical busness processes in mids size and large organizations. Introducing Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and their importance to operations.
Business processes: Procurement, Fulfilment, Production, Integration of all processes.
Explaining physical, information and document flow in procurement and supply chain process.
Explaining warehouse strategies and inventory techniques.
Explaining physical, information and document flow in fulfilment process including customer relationship management.
Explaining discreet and process production process, physical, information and documents flow.
Explaining the integration of all above process inside organizational operations.
Demonstration of all operational procedures, reporting, process steps and decision making using SAP or PANTHEON system.
Enterprise Systems:Architecture, Types, Data, Information, Knowledge. ERP
Explaining existing software architectures in organizations (two-tier, three-tier, cloud). Covering organizational, master and operational types of data inside the organizations, Covering the importance of knowledge cycle and information flow. Demonstrating data flow using SAP or PANTEON systems.
System usage: Focus on user driven / knowledge worker usage of ERP
Students will be put into the position to practically perform processes using ERP system,
| Type | Number per Term | Duration | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lectures |
15 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
|
Workshops |
5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
|
Seminars |
5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Tutorials | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
|
Total Contact Hours |
45.0 | ||
|
Total Guided/Independent Learning Hours |
105.0 | ||
| Total Engagement Hours | 150.0 | ||
| Type | Number Required | Duration / Length | Weighting | Timing / Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Final exam |
1 |
3 hours |
50% |
Week 17 |
|
Mid-term exam |
1 |
2 hours |
20% |
Week 8 |
|
Group project and presentation |
1 |
2,000 words 20 minutes |
20% 10% |
Weeks 10 |
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Develop in-depth comprehension of important terms and concepts from the field of Operations Management.
Describe the main business processes in a given company
Understand and explain how main business processes are integrated in ERP.
Compare different ERP solutions used in today’s market, and Global vs regional ERP solutions. (SAP, ORACLE, MICROSOFT and PANTHEON)
Analyse sales, purchasing, accounting and production data in an ERP
Understand business reports from the ERP system
Ability to collect information from variety of sources to provide information related to solutions in unfamiliar context.
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Lectures on course material (ILO 1-6)
Practical demonstration of software (ILO 3,4,7)
Hands-on exercises with ERP system (ILO 4,5,7). Purchasing, sales, production and reporting exercises in SAP or PANTHEON.
Group research project on topics related to Operations Management. (1-7)
Assessment Strategy:
Mid Term Exam (ILO 1, 2)
Final Exam (ILO1- 6)
Group Project – Research project in Operations Management topics(ILO 1,2,3,6,7)
Practical Skills:
Technical skills: ability to use Pantheon or SAP,
Ability to analyse business processes and their information needs
Explore the interaction among the different business processes and work through real-life business situations using either SAP Simulation ERP or PANTHEON ERP system.
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Practical demonstrations (PS:1,3)
Interactive lectures (PS: 1-3)
Hands-on exercises and discussions in Pantheon (PS: 1-3)
Group project: research report (PS: 1-3)
Assessment Strategy:
Transferable Skills:
Numeracy skills
Communication skills
Develop effective information retrieval skills
Ability to present a balanced argument
IT Skills
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Teaching will be predominantly lectures, with sample use of examples and exercises (TS:1-4)
Tutorials and group exercises will allow topical discussion in a class setting (TS:1-5)
Assessment Strategy:
Project assignment (TS: 1-5)
Written examination (TS: 1-4)
Set text
Magal S., and Word J., (2009) Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems, 1st Edition, Wiley
The following will be used for practical exercises
Pantheon manual for beginners subscribed in class
Pantheon manual for users subscribed in class
Pantheon on-line tutorials delivered through datalab.ba online access
SAP Wiley online lab exercises simulation
SAP Wiley online real process hands on simulation
Additional Reading
Simha Magal and Jeffrey Word, (2011), Integrated Business Processes with ERP systems,1st Edition, Wiley
Marshall B. Romney, (2017) Paul J. Steinbart, Accounting Information Systems, 11th Edition, Pearson
Robert Simons (1994) , How new top managers use control systems as levers of strategic renewal, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 15, 169-189
Wagner B., Monk E., (2012) Concepts in Enterprise Resource Planning 4th Edition, Course Technology
Bradford M., (2015) Modern ERP: Select, Implement, and Use Today's Advanced Business Systems, 4th Edition, Published by lulu.com
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